Author: The Hub

“Todo depende de ti. Si yo pude, tú también puedes”. Estas son las palabras que Salvador Becerra, maestro de construcción en el Instituto de Profesiones del Este, comparte con frecuencia con sus estudiantes. Tras más de 34 años como conserje y trabajador de mantenimiento en Dallas ISD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center y otras compañías, Becerra no dudó en aprovechar la oportunidad de ser maestro y compartir su amplio conocimiento y experiencia con los estudiantes. “Enseñar es un regalo que me permite ser parte de un cambio positivo en la comunidad y compartir todo lo que he aprendido en…

“It’s up to you. If I can be successful, you can, too.” These are the words Salvador Becerra, a construction instructor at Career Institutes East, regularly shares with his students. After more than 34 years as a custodian and maintenance man at Dallas ISD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and other companies, Becerra jumped at the opportunity to share his wealth of knowledge and experience as a full-time teacher.  “Teaching is a gift that allows me to do my part to change the community and share everything I’ve learned in the real world,” Becerra said.  Becerra has a degree…

Dallas ISD’s Visual & Performing Arts Department is proud to announce that Dallas ISD has been awarded the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Best Communities for Music Education Award for the second year in a row. The NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education Award is a signature program of the NAMM Foundation that recognizes and celebrates school districts for their support and commitment to music education and efforts to assure access to music for all students as part of a well-rounded education. This year, NAMM asked all submitting districts to share their stories and experiences of how instruction…

El Administrador de Elecciones del Condado Dallas, Michael Scarpello, recuerda a los votantes elegibles que la votación adelantada para la elección conjunta del sábado 1 de mayo de 2021 comienza el lunes 19 de abril de 2021 y termina el martes 27 de abril de 2021. Para la elección conjunta habrá 33 ciudades y 14 distritos escolares con varias carreras en la boleta. Visite www.dallascountyvotes.org para ver una boleta de muestra completa. Cualquier votante calificado del Condado de Dallas para la elección conjunta puede votar en persona en cualquiera de los cincuenta y ocho (58) lugares de votación adelantada en…

Dallas County Elections Administrator Michael Scarpello reminds eligible voters that Early voting for the Saturday, May 1, 2021 Joint Election begins Monday, April 19, 2021 and ends Tuesday, April 27, 2021. For the Joint Election there will be 33 Cities and 14 School Districts with various races in the ballot. Visit www.dallascountyvotes to view a complete sample ballot. Any Dallas County qualified voter for the Joint Election may vote in person at any of the fifty-eight (58) early voting locations on the dates and times indicated below. Voters must present an acceptable method of photo ID. ID requirements can be…

Antonio y Sandra Verduzco llevan entre los dos 53 años en Dallas ISD como estudiantes y empleados. Ambos crecieron en Oak Cliff pero asistieron a escuelas en lados opuestos del distrito. Antonio estudió en Nancy J. Cochran Elementary School, T. W. Browne Middle School y W. H. Atwell Middle School, hasta que se graduó de Skyline High School en 1993. Sandra, por otro lado, empezó su educación en su natal México y llegó a Dallas a los 9 años sin saber inglés y asistió a L. P. Cowart Elementary School, luego Stockard Middle School hasta graduarse de Sunset High School…

Antonio and Sandra Verduzco have been part of Dallas ISD for 53 years combined as district students and employees. Both raised in Oak Cliff, they attended schools on opposite sides of the district. Antonio is a Class of ’93 Skyline graduate, having spent his early years in Dallas ISD at Nancy J. Cochran Elementary, T.W. Browne and W.H. Atwell middle schools. Sandra started her education in México, where she was born. She arrived in Dallas, speaking no English, at the age of 9 and attended L.P. Cowart Elementary, then L.V. Stockard Middle School, graduating from Sunset High School in 1997.…

While getting his masters at Texas Southern University, Christopher Barksdale witnessed first-hand the power of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). “The education experience, pride, and mentoring, at an HBCU is like nothing else,” Barksdale said. “Being able to see and learn from others who look like myself has truly paved the way for me to get to where I am today.” Today Barksdale is set to lead a new secondary school seeking International Baccalaureate candidacy that Dallas ISD and Paul Quinn College, an HBCU, are partnering together to launch in southern Dallas. Barksdale, who has most recently served…

En 2019, Jonathan López tomó un gran paso: dejó su trabajo en la refrigeración comercial para ser maestro del curso de Principios de la Construcción de lenguaje dual y HVAC 1 en el Instituto de Profesiones del Norte de Dallas. Tras graduarse de Townview School of Business en 2014, López asistió a una escuela vocacional y obtuvo su título en aire acondicionado. Luego, empezó su carrera trabajando en refrigeración comercial y climatización (HVAC, por sus siglas en inglés) residencial. Aunque López disfrutaba la variedad que le brindaba su trabajo cada día, vio la oportunidad de ser maestro en un Instituto…

In 2019 Jonathan Lopez made a big switch from working in commercial refrigeration to teaching Dual Language Principles of Construction and HVAC 1 at the North Dallas Career Institute. After graduating from Townview School of Business in 2014, Lopez attended a trade school and got his degree in air conditioning and then started his career in the field working in commercial refrigeration and residential HVAC. While Lopez loved the day-to-day variety of his commercial refrigeration job, he saw the opportunity to teach at a career institute as a no-brainer.  “I wanted to give back to the community and I wanted…